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Map Collection, maintained by the University of Texas
There are high quality maps here of every region in the world, as well as historical maps, city maps, and other map-related links. Note that there are over 700 maps available for the United States alone! A good working knowledge of geography is important to all aspects of political science; for this chapter, it is particularly helpful to know where the key states you are interested in actually are - and what ther states are nearby.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

A Chronology of US Historical Documents, maintained by the University of Oklahoma Law Center
This site is a handy listing of various documents, speeches, etc. of importance in American political history, from pre-colonial times to the present. For example, the inaugural addresses of the Presidents are listed. At this site you can also see the different national flags in American history, and current flags of the states and other territories.
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

WWW Virtual Library: US Government Information Sources
This site offers access to the entire range of government agencies, departments, in all branches of the federal government. By looking under the section titled ‘Other Government' you will find access to numerous resources on state governments and other interesting government-related links.
http://www.nttc.edu/resources/government/govresources.asp

Guide to Canadian Political Science, maintained by the National Library of Canada
For Canadian students and/or anyone interested in Canadian politics, this is a very helpful introduction to both electronic/Web and library/book resources for research.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/25/index-e.html

UK Online: All About British Politics
This site is an excellent starting point for learning about UK politics. There is information on the current budget, recent election, current news, the various political parties, think tanks, interest groups, and more.
http://www.ukonline.co.uk/content/politics.html

The Library of Congress Information on Other Countries
This is an easy listing of Web resources for many countries. If you scroll up from this list, you will find a wide range of information sources on various aspects of the United States federal government. Note: the home page for the Library of Congress is an excellent starting place for browsing or research in any area.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/extgovd.html#country

Foreign and International Materials, maintained by LSU
This site can be slow, but it is worth the wait. A wide range of information sources are available, organized by different world regions. Anyone interested in further study in comparative politics should browse around this site.
http://www.artsci.lsu.edu/poli/foreign.html

Foreign Government Resources, maintained by the University of Michigan
This is another of the excellent University of Michigan sites; here there are different areas for all the major regions of the world: Africa; Asia; Americas; Europe; Middle East. Also there is access to official sites of foreign governments, information on constitutions, laws, treaties, and embassies.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

Area Studies
This highly recommended page gives access to information on individual countries.
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm

Microstates and Micronations List

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5829/LIST.html

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